Summit
plans Science Fair/Open HouseSummit Academy will be hosting a combination Science Fair/Open House
on Thursday, March 18.
This activity will include all students from 3rd-11th grade.
Projects can include any science field and range from memory to bread
to animals to whatever the child’s interest may be. The evening will begin
with judging from 6:00-7:00 p.m. for the students and judges only.
From 7:00-8:00 all parents and guests (any individuals interested)
may come and view the projects. At 8:00 awards will be given out with visiting
to follow. All are welcome to attend this event and see what is happening
here at Summit Academy!
Summit receives accreditationIdaho’s state department of education last week forwarded this year’s
accreditation papers to Summit Academy, this year without warning for deficiency
points as was the case during the last school year.
The arrival of the certificate and the accompanying letter indicates
that Summit Academy is a fully accredited school in the state of Idaho,
this year holding classes K through 11, with plans next year to graduate
its first high school class. Juniors at the school have been or are taking
the PSAT and the preliminary SAT tests, and have been scoring very well,
with plans to take the Armed Services ASVAB on the near horizon.
The arrival of the accreditation certificate was received enthusiastically
by school officials, parents and students, and bolsters the seven-year
attempt to offer an alternative education program with heavy emphasis on
religion, morality, and the integral formation of the students in attendance.
Summit’s program is committed to achieving its goal of Excelsior, Ever
Higher, with every student in the areas of academic, physical, moral, and
human formation. This programs offered are modeled after the educational
efforts of St. John Bosco, and NCE, National Consultants for Education,
a nation-wide organization associated with the Legion of Christ providing
educational advice and services to private schools around the country which
focus on the Catholic Religion.
Summit reclaims sole
possession of second placeTraveling to Highland Monday evening, the Academic Team from Summit
Academy managed to break a league to tie for second with Nezperce, and
move into sole possession of second point by a single point, computed by
the scoring system the league adopted years ago.
Finishing first for the 5th time in 6 matches, Grangeville High again
took top honors, their top two teams scoring a combined 511 points, while
host Highland with four teams competing finished the evening in second
with 496. Summit’s two teams came in third, earning seven points for the
evening with their score of 420 to Nezperce’s fourth place finish with
376 points earning them six points for their effort.
Team standings based on the 10, 9, 8, 7 etc. scoring system for placement
in each match finds Grangeville in a solid fist with 59 points, Summit
second with 45, Nezperce close behind with 44, and the rest of the league,
CV, Orofino, Prairie, Highland and Timberline rounding out the league.
Prairie High’s team, reduced in size to one team, finished individually
in fifth place, but lacked the second team to move up in league standings,
while Summit’s team of Mark Uhlenkott, Maria Osborne, Brandon Rehder, Lauren
Wemhoff, Cori Wemhoff, Amber Nuxoll and Alyssa Frei finished the individual
team competition in 7th place with a score of 215, while Summit’s other
team of Shane Wemhoff, Stephen Spencer, Elaine Rehder, Kelli Shears, Jeannie
Goeckner, and Mary Wimer finished right behind in 8th place with their
score of 205. Twenty-one teams competed representing the eight schools
in the league, all present at this match!
Next competition for the high school league members is at Orofino April
12.